Opening Night – Monday, October 16, 2023
7:00-10:00 pm: Rona Pub Night
Location: TBA
It’s a Hardlines Tradition: we gather everyone each year before the Conference to share a drink and get to know one another better at a unique location.
Come meet our Outstanding Retailer Award Winners, some of the Speakers, our Conference Sponsors, and of course, the Hardlines Team! The Pub Night is courtesy of RONA.
Day 1 – Tuesday, October 17, 2022
7:30-8:45 am: Registration and Breakfast
7:30-8:45 am: BSIA Product Showcase
8:45-9:00 am: Welcome
9:00-9:45 am: Jim Inglis, Retail Consultant, former Home Depot Executive
9:50-10:35 am: Genevieve Gagnon, Groupe Gagnon
10:35-11:05 am: Networking Break
11:10-11:55 am: Peter Norman, Altus Group
12:00 -1:15 pm: Lunch
12:00 -1:15 pm: BSIA Product Showcase
1:15-1:20 pm: Announcements
1:20-1:35 pm: Michael McLarney, Hardlines Inc.
1:40-2:25 pm: Dan Tratensek, North American Hardware and Paint Association
2:30-3:15 pm: Cody Smith, Federated Co-op
3:15-3:20 pm: Conclusion
3:20-5:30 pm: BSIA Product Showcase
4:30-6:00 pm: Industry Reception presented by Home Hardware
6:00-9:00pm: Outstanding Retailer Awards (Separate ticketed event)
Honouring the best retailers in the country, the Outstanding Retailer Awards (ORAs) are the industry’s only independent awards program dedicated to celebrating the achievements of hardware, home improvement and building supply dealers in Canada. The ORAs are a separate ticketed event. Purchase your ticket here.
Day 2 – Wednesday, October 18, 2023
7:30-8:45 am: BSIA Product Showcase
8:00-8:45 am: Breakfast
8:45-9:00 am: Welcome
9:00-9:40 am: Sylvain & Marilyne Laferriere, ACE Victory Building Centre
9:45-10:30 am: Romain Mercier, Resulticks
10:30-11:00 am: Networking Break
11:00-12:00 pm: Jim Inglis, Retail Consultant, former Home Depot Executive
12:00-1:00 pm: Lunch
12:00-1:00 pm: BSIA Product Showcase
1:00-1:10 pm: Announcements
1:10-1:45 pm: Zaida Fazlic, Taiga Building Products Ltd.
1:50-2:30 pm: Jean-Sébastien Lamoureaux, RONA
2:30-2:40 pm: Closing Remarks
